Biology - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/biology/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:52:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81539 I’ve been exploring what the Baha’i Faith teaches about Baha’u’llah’s daily obligatory prayers and comparing it to what is known in neurobiology about learning and states of mind.  I’ve always...

The post How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/feed/ 5 Dr. George Washington Carver: Inventor and Baha’i Advocate https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-george-washington-carver-inventor-bahai-advocate/ https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-george-washington-carver-inventor-bahai-advocate/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=83429 Dr. George Washington Carver was one of the most famous African Americans of his time.  Although he was born into slavery, he later made history as an extraordinary inventor, agricultural...

The post Dr. George Washington Carver: Inventor and Baha’i Advocate appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-george-washington-carver-inventor-bahai-advocate/feed/ 2 We’re All Made of Stars. What Does This Mean Spiritually? https://bahaiteachings.org/we-are-all-made-of-stars-spiritual-meaning/ https://bahaiteachings.org/we-are-all-made-of-stars-spiritual-meaning/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70157 Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve appreciated the beauty of starlight. My parents even put stickers of shooting stars and the moon on my ceiling to watch as...

The post We’re All Made of Stars. What Does This Mean Spiritually? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/we-are-all-made-of-stars-spiritual-meaning/feed/ 5 What’s the Difference Between Physical and Spiritual Happiness? https://bahaiteachings.org/whats-difference-physical-spiritual-happiness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/whats-difference-physical-spiritual-happiness/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78982 Are you physically happy, spiritually happy, or both? The Baha’i writings say that there are two kinds of happiness: physical and spiritual.  “But if material happiness and spiritual felicity be...

The post What’s the Difference Between Physical and Spiritual Happiness? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/whats-difference-physical-spiritual-happiness/feed/ 0 Discovering Our Spiritual Reality — With Faraneh Vargha-Khadem https://bahaiteachings.org/discovering-spiritual-reality-faraneh-vargha-khadem/ https://bahaiteachings.org/discovering-spiritual-reality-faraneh-vargha-khadem/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=74403 Have you ever looked up at the sky, and wondered how the universe evolved? That sense of wonder, says our Moments of Meaning guest Faraneh Vargha-Khadem, defines our need for...

The post Discovering Our Spiritual Reality — With Faraneh Vargha-Khadem appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/discovering-spiritual-reality-faraneh-vargha-khadem/feed/ 0 Reflections on Earth Day, a Half Century of Environmental Action https://bahaiteachings.org/reflections-earth-day-half-century-environmental-action/ https://bahaiteachings.org/reflections-earth-day-half-century-environmental-action/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=53818 Every young person faces the challenge of finding a vision and purpose for their life, a meaningful career path that will be personally rewarding while making a contribution to society....

The post Reflections on Earth Day, a Half Century of Environmental Action appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/reflections-earth-day-half-century-environmental-action/feed/ 5 Do Humans Have Powers? https://bahaiteachings.org/do-humans-have-powers/ https://bahaiteachings.org/do-humans-have-powers/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70017 When we think of superpowers, we often picture what we’ve seen in comic books: Superman’s ability to fly, Jean Grey’s ability to read minds, or Storm’s power to control the...

The post Do Humans Have Powers? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/do-humans-have-powers/feed/ 1 How Science has United Around the World to Fight Covid-19 https://bahaiteachings.org/how-science-has-united-around-world-fight-covid-19/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-science-has-united-around-world-fight-covid-19/#comments Thu, 14 May 2020 15:55:07 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=54392 The world’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has exposed two extremely divergent trends: the increasing impotence of nationalism and the remarkable unification of the global scientific community. Never before in...

The post How Science has United Around the World to Fight Covid-19 appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-science-has-united-around-world-fight-covid-19/feed/ 7 Epigenetics Proves that We’re Not Just Physical Creatures https://bahaiteachings.org/epigenetics-proves-that-were-not-just-physical-creatures/ https://bahaiteachings.org/epigenetics-proves-that-were-not-just-physical-creatures/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:59:47 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=48837 Today, when scientists examine the question of our inner human life and why it exists, they attempt to solve a conundrum called the “Hard Problem of Consciousness.” In a nutshell,...

The post Epigenetics Proves that We’re Not Just Physical Creatures appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/epigenetics-proves-that-were-not-just-physical-creatures/feed/ 8 Are Habit Forming Drugs like Marijuana Really Harmless? https://bahaiteachings.org/habit-forming-drugs-like-marijuana-really-harmless/ https://bahaiteachings.org/habit-forming-drugs-like-marijuana-really-harmless/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2018 15:00:45 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=43442 I read a startling statistic the other day—Oregon’s glut of marijuana has resulted in a broader increase in drug usage and few job applicants who can actually pass a drug...

The post Are Habit Forming Drugs like Marijuana Really Harmless? appeared first on BahaiTeachings.org.

]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/habit-forming-drugs-like-marijuana-really-harmless/feed/ 8